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Center for Conservation Biology January-April 2009 E-Newsletter


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VCU and W&M agree to share CCB

Osprey & menhaden populations in the Chesapeake

Effect of landscape composition on whip-poor-wills

Male peregrine falcon, "James," reaches 19th year

15 years investigating Saw-whet Owl migration

Get involved with CCB:  Adopt an Eagle!



 


More reading online at Conservation Cornerstones:

Bald Eagle concentration areas in Chesapeake Bay
Winter survey of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers
Eagle banding for Earth Day
Monitoring shorebirds for Avian Influenza
Bulletin: Marked bird resighting and reporting





 
New protections for wetlands of Panama Bay
CCB Associate, Bill Portlock, honored by RTPI
Historic Data on Bank-nesting Birds in

  Chesapeake Bay
Staff Profile: Libby Mojica, Raptor Biologist
Conservation Profile: George Kinter

 


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     CCB's 2007 Annual Report [pdf document] is available online.








 









 





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VCU and W&M agree to share CCB



0AOn 26 January 2009, Virginia Commonwealth University President, Eugene P. 
Trani, and College of William and Mary President, Taylor Reveley, signed a 
memorandum of understanding to share The Center for Conservation Biology. The 
agreement represents a commitment by the universities to conservation and to 
the continued development of CCB and its work. It is hoped that the new 
relationship will lead to greater collaboration that will benefit natural 
ecosystems and the commonwealth of Virginia.



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Osprey and menhaden in the Chesapeake



The Chesapeake is the largest estuary in the US, with more than 19,000 km of 
tidal shoreline. The Bay’s wide salinity gradient, shallow water and climate 
have made it one of the most productive aquatic ecosystems in the world. The 
Chesapeake Bay supports the largest osprey breeding population in the world and 
along the main stem of the Bay, pairs appear to depend on menhaden, which is 
also the largest commercial fishery along the Atlantic Coast. Three generations 
of graduate student research has demonstrated the dependence of breeding osprey 
on menhaden and how falling stocks are impacting provisioning rates and 
reproductive success.


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Mark J. M. Wilson



Affect of landscape composition on whip-poor-wills



Although the call of the whip-poor-will holds a significant place in folklore 
and music, and is quickly recognizable to many, the ecology of this species 
still remains enigmatic. The mysteries about whip-poor-whil biology linger 
mainly because it is a nocturnal species. Information on whip-poor-whil habitat 
use and breeding populations is critically important to make informed 
management decisions to prevent further declines of this species. In an effort 
to close the information gap on whip-poor-wills, CCB conducted a study, 
recently published in the Wilson Journal of Ornithology, describing the 
influence that the configuration of different habitats has on abundance and 
distribution.


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Photo (c) Bryan Watts



Male peregrine falcon, "James," reaches 19th year



Like many bird species, peregrine falcons have high mortality in the first 
year, followed by lower mortality in subsequent years. Only 3% of peregrines 
are expected to live beyond 10 years. The grand old male peregrine falcon, 
nicknamed “James” by the public, is still breeding on the James River Bridge at 
the ripe old age o
f 19 years old. He is now approaching a longevity record for peregrine falcons 
in the wild.


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Photo (c) Shannon Ehlers



15 years of Saw-whet Owl Migration studies



In the fall of 1994, CCB launched a small project to investigate the migration 
of northern saw-whet owls on the lower Delmarva Peninsula. Prior to this time 
there were only 5 site records of the species along the Delmarva. During the 
15-year study, more than 3,300 owls have been banded and more than 100 foreign 
recaptures and returns have been recorded. In addition to many new discoveries 
about saw-whet migration, the project has given many students and young 
researchers opportunities to experience migration research and has allowed the 
public the opportunity to see this secretive species.


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Photo (c) George Roberts



Get involved with CCB:  Adopt an Eagle!



More than thirty bald & golden eagles have been fitted with lightweight, 
solar-powered, satellite transmitters by CCB researchers. You, too, can follow 
these eagles, finding their detailed profiles at WildlifeTracking.org, under 
the Center for C
onservation Biology's Chesapeake Bay Eagle Project and also support CCB's eagle 
tracking by adopting one or more eagles. Satellite-transmitters enable CCB to 
collect detailed geographical data on where and when these species migrate and 
how they spend their time in the Chesapeake region.


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